Cigar-case.



'PATENTED AUG. 4, 1908.

J. LANGFELD.

CIGAR CASE. APPLICATION FILED DEO.14, 1907.

v mmul'oi To all whom it may concern. i

'ings, which form a part thereof,

PTENT sic.

JONAS LANGFELD, OF NEW YORK. N. Y.. ASSIGNOR TQ ABRAHAM M. LANGFELD ANDMORRIS F. LANGFELD. TRADING AS LANGFELD BROS. & (0. OF PHILADELPHIA.PENNSYL- VANIA.

Specification of Letters Patent.

CIGAR-CASE.

Patented Aug. 4, 1908.

Be it known that I, Jonas LAXGFELD, a citizen of the United States, anda resident. i of the cit-yof New York, county of New York, State of NewYork, have invented an Imrovement in (igar-(ases of which the folowingis a specification.

My invention has reference to'cigar cases, i and consists of certain iin)rovemcnts. which are fully set forth in the following specification,and shown in the accompanying draw- Tlie object ofmy invention is toprovide a pocket cigar case with means for keeping the tobacco in amoist condition while in no wise interfering with the usual and normaluse of the case.

My invention consists ofa pocket case for cigars of leather orequivalent material combined with a moisture pad secured therein in suchmanner as to permit the insertion and removal of the cigars in the usualmanner.

More articularly, my invention resides in the com )ination of a cigarcase, with a huniidor comprising a moisture pad and a metal holdertherefonwhich has oiienor more extensions for attachment with the case.

My invention also comprchcnds details of construction which, togetherwith the features above specified. \villbe betterunderstood by irefercnceto the drawings, in which Figure 1 is a sectional elevation ofa cigar case embodying my invention; Fig. 2' is a cross section of thesame on line 2- '2: Fig. 3 is an elevation of the humidor detached fromthe case; Fig. 4 is a sectional elevation of a modified form of myinvention: Fig. 5 is a. cross section of part of same on line 5 5 ofFig. 4; Fig. (5 is 'a'scctional elevation of a lower par i of a cigarcase embodying another l modification of'iny invention: Fig. 7 is an ielevation 'of another style of cigar case to i which my invention isaiplied; Fig. 8 is a cross section of same on line S 8 but with v thecase ti on; Fig. 9 is a perspective view of smalltubularvessclwhich'litsinto tlndiottoin the humit or employed in the case shown in Figs. 7 and8; and Fig. 10 is a cross section of 5 the sameon line 10-40.

Referring to Figs. 1, .2 and 3, is the body I of the cigar caseand ismade of rectangular shape adapted for pocket use. .\s shown, it is openat the top. This case is usuallyniadc of'soft. leather. I I

B is a humidor frame having flanges I) I) 1 and'supporting-a pad F ofabsorbent niaterial such as felt which is moistened with water when inuse. The ends of this frame-B are provided with spring arms E E whichnormally s )read apart at their free ends, as shown in Fig. This humidoris forced down to the bottom of the case and the spring arms restagainst the inner end walls of the case. These arms are preferably madeof flat sheet metal of a width approximately equal to the thickness ofthe case so that they act as stiffener-s to the ends while the humidorframe B acts as a stitfener for the bottom part of the case. The springaction of the arms E E act to hold them snugly to the ends of the caseand keep the lunnidor in position. These arms also constitute 1119-21118for raising the huniidor from the case when it is required to remoistenit.

(The specific construction of the hiiniidor shown in. Figs. 1, Z and 3,consists of a flat plate having inwardly directed side flanges b b whichform a groove into which the moistu-re pad F of felt or other suitableporous material is placed. As shown in Fig. 2, these side flanges 12 mayleave a gap between them through which the pad F may be seen. It isimmaterial, h'owcvcr. just how this framework which supports themoisture pad is formed, but the construction illustrated in thesefigures is exceedingly simple, etfectivc,

and chcaplv-madc. I

in Figs. 4 and the hunndor is shown at B and is arranged againstone olthe ends of the case instead of at the bottom, so that the cigars wouldbe parallel to the humidor in stead of at right angles to it. asindicated in Fig. 1. The huinidor B is provided with an arm F. extendingfrom it and in this instance bent over at the top as at c to fit overthe upper edge of thc cascA. whereby the hinnidor may be held in properposition within the case and may be readily withdrawn from it whendesired for purposes of rcmoistcning it.

[n Fig. (i. the huniidor B is shown as a and may have an opcningthroughone of thc ends through which moisture may be applied to the absorbentmaterial within.

Referring to Figs. 7 tojtl. the cigar case is 1 made of two parts Ahinged together, and in each of which parts the cigars are adapted to bearranged vcrtitailly. Each of these parts correspond substantially tothe case shown in ill bur is innoe witl'i o n'retallic frame by ltending along the ends of the case and spring which the two parts areconnected. In the hoirom of each of these parts A, a lnnnidor F ior.ill-(i113 in Fig. i, but in. this case the arms i i are mode of wireshown at E in erof being made oi lint metal indicated in l and 2 becausethe shape of the leather 11 of the ease A is better adapted to re- L thearms if in rom'id cross section then iinr metal; otherwise theconstruction is :mlistsialifill3 me some as in the case of Fig. l.

in all of hese uses of my invention, it will observed that the hunndoris arranged wriluu the rose and in 9. pos tion to supply in lure to thecigars to seep them in ii propmoistcondition. hlo'z'eover the humidor iof substantially the thickness of the case, the the would not becrushedat the tom, Furthermore, in those cases where w. liuniidor is providedwith one or more us, she some employed to keep the in: mid-or in irisproper position within the case iii. the some time enshle it to bewithdrsiwn it is desired to int'ro'duce'mois restrict myself to theminor deof the humidor as would be made in to adopt it to the particularform of casowith which it is to be combined, in oil czisQ'S it isnecessarily very narrow so as to snugly "lit within the case close tothe wry 's thereof as not to interfere with the We; therefore, while Iprefer the construethn shown, I do not limit myself to details thereofas these may be modified ut departing from the spirit of the in g nowdescribed new, and desire to secure by Let- ?otcni is:' poo-her cigi roos: pcrmenently closed on the .itt-om, cmnbinwi wirh a humidor orre godin the botromihcreof and upon which curls the v us directly rest.

it pocket er case, combined witlr a nidor arranged in lire bottomthereof and in which the ends of the cigars rest proh two armsrespectively extending the o mosite ends of the poclret cigar cesc,combined with :1 .cr arranged in the bottom thereof and 1 wirhzh theends of the cigars rest prowiil'i i-wo spring arms respectively e:\'

my invention, what.

1 4,,A pocket cigar case formed of soft mo terizil combined with ahumidor fitted within its interior and close to the bottom and havingtwo arms of flat metal fitting close to the endsof the ease and actingto stifi'en it and prevent its being crushed.

5. A pocket cigar case of flexible material, closed at. the bottom, andprovided with a detachable arrangci'nent wholly within the case, andresting on the bottom, and having an arm secured to one end of thehumidor c0- opcrating with the side of the ease to hold the. humidor inposition.

6. A removable humidor for a pocket cigar case, consisting of a moisturepad, rovided with an arm integral w th it cxten 111g therefrom atsubstantially rwht angles for the adjusting and removing o the humidorrelative to "the case.

7. A removable humidor for a pocket cigar case consisting of a moisturecarrying port provided with two arms respectively extending therefrom atopposite ends for 00- operating with the casev and for holding thehmnidor in position.

8. A humidor for a pocket cigar case consisting of a plate B having thebent-in sides I) combined with a moisture pad F held by the bent-in sidearts, and spring arms extending from the and; of the plate B for holdingit in position within the case.

9. A removable humidor for a cigar case consisting of-a long flatmoisture carrying od provided with an arm extending therelrom at rightangles to the length of the the materials constituting the wall or bodyof use of the. case as 'a carrier of cigars.

In testimony of which invention, I have hereunto set my hand.

JONAS LANGFELD.

the case so as not to interfere with the nornral Nitnessc-s:

EMANUEL STERN, J. Amsun BEAL.

